WRITING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the activity of putting something in written form
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she did the thinking while he did the writing
    Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of creating written works
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • writing was a form of therapy for him
    • it was a matter of disputed authorship
    Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
    Usage Example(s)
    • he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn”t show
    • the doctor’’s writing was illegible
    Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the work of a writer
    • anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the writing in her novels is excellent
    • that editorial was a fine piece of writing
    Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • (usually plural) the collected work of an author
    Usage Example(s)
    • the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway’’s writings
    Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)